Top Officials Want to Split Cyber Command From NSA

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on "Worldwide threats to America and our allies" in Washington on February 9, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

"There is a pressing need to clarify the distinction between the combat and intelligence collection missionsBecause the two roles are complementary but distinct, the Director of NSA and the Commander of US Cyber Command in the future should not be the same person, the panel concluded.

But Obama decided against doing that.

"Following a thorough interagency review, the administration has decided that keeping the positions of NSA Director and Cyber Command commander together as one, dual-hatted position is the most effective approach to accomplishing both agencies' missions," White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden told the Washington Post at the time.

Now, officials have decided that separating the two agencies would be more efficient and better enable cyber command's mission, officials said.

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